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John Kennedy

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1961, until his assassination on November 22, 1963. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Massachusetts and is often remembered for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps, promoting international service and cooperation, and he advocated for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future legislation in this area.

Jun 23, 1963

And that will entitle my predecessors and will entitle the Chancellor and those who have worked with him, it seems to me, to a very important page in the history of our times.

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Jun 23, 1963

I want to express our warm congratulations to the Federal Republic, to the people of the Federal Republic, for the effort that they are now undertaking.

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Jun 23, 1963

The purpose of the talk basically, of course, is to get a test ban.

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Jun 23, 1963

Our troops are in Western Europe because it meets a very vital need of the United States.

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Jun 23, 1963

Western Europe and the United States really are islands of prosperity in a sea of poverty.

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Jun 23, 1963

I think the management, the successful management, of our monetary policies and our trade policy is essential.

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Jun 23, 1963

Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality.

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Jun 23, 1963

Well, what we mean is that we cannot accept with equanimity, nor do we propose to, the Communist takeover of countries which are now free.

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Jun 23, 1963

But the Chancellor in his time, meeting his responsibility, made the right judgment and, therefore, he is an historic figure and one to whom all of us who believe so strongly in the cause of freedom feel privileged to come and pay him our…

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Jun 23, 1963

I think we have consistently attached the greatest importance to the maintenance of a free Europe since 1945.

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Jun 23, 1963

It is a powerful country which has made an astonishing comeback.

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